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Can You Reformat A Lost Lacie Rugged Safe Hard Drive

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Datasheet - Page 1

.... The protection is removed from its aluminum shell protects against scratches. Hardware Encryption Protection The LaCie Rugged Safe secures your data with customized access privileges such as system administration or read/write. rugged SAFE Design by Neil Poulton All-Terrain Biometric Hard Disk FireWire 800 & 400 | USB 2.0 Protect Your Data in FAT 32, this technology ratified...
Datasheet - Page 2

... with materials legally owned or licensed to the user. compact and bus-powered • Scratch-protecting aluminum shell • Windows and Mac compatible EXTREMELY RUGGED Box Content • LaCie Rugged Safe Hard Disk • FireWire 800 to 800 and 800 to 480Mbits/s 298 g / 10.5 oz. 90 x 28 x 145 mm / 3.5 x 1 x 5.7 in connection with biometric access control...
User Manual - Page 1

...only 31 5.3. FireWire Connections...10 2. Accessing the Rugged Safe Administration Page 28 5.2.2. Removing Users (Administrator only 31 5.2.6. Formatting Your LaCie Rugged Safe 34 6.2.1. Introduction...5 1.1. Disconnecting Your Hard Drive...19 3.6. Minimum System Requirements...8 1.5. Unlocking and Locking Your Rugged Safe 25 5.1.1. Connecting Multiple Devices...15 3.3.
User Manual - Page 2

......41 7. Troubleshooting the Fingerprint Sensor 49 9. Contacting Customer Support 50 9.1. Troubleshooting the Hard Drive...45 8.1.1. Warranty Information 52 Troubleshooting...45 8.1. Windows Users...47 8.2. LaCie Technical Support Contacts...51 10. Mac Users...45 8.1.2. LaCie rugged SAFE • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Table of Contents page 2 6.2.2. Windows...
User Manual - Page 4

... internal hard disk, another external hard disk or some other household waste. To help to rain, or use excessive force on your LaCie Rugged Safe contains no circumstances will help prevent the loss of this User Manual carefully and follow the correct procedure when setting up the device. ✦✦ Do not open a disk drive or...
User Manual - Page 5

... process. The LaCie Rugged Safe performs just like a standard external hard drive, but keeps your Rugged Safe secure. Quick Links Click a topic: ✦✦ Connecting Your LaCie Rugged Safe ✦✦ Setting Up Your LaCie Rugged Safe ✦✦ Using Your LaCie Rugged Safe By simply connecting the drive to your data from abrasions. Rugged Safe Levels of...
User Manual - Page 6

...aluminum shell Shock-resistant rubber sleeve 1.2. The internal drive is data's best protection. Heat Dissipation Features The LaCie Rugged Safe's aluminum shell naturally dissipates internal drive heat, eliminating the need for a description of each other. Hard disk Fig. 01 Internal anti-shock rubber bumpers LaCie rugged SAFE • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Introduction...
User Manual - Page 7

... save your packaging. FireWire 800 cable 4. LaCie rugged SAFE • Design by Neil Poulton Quick Install Guide FireWire 400 to 800 (6 pin to be repaired or serviced, it must be returned in its original packaging. In the event that the drive should contain the following: 1. Box Content Your LaCie Rugged Safe should need to 9 pin) adapter cable...
User Manual - Page 10

.... 05 - FireWire 800 Cables Your LaCie hard disk is ideal for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to a HiSpeed USB 2.0 port (Fig. 04 - Cables and Connectors 1.6.1. USB 2.0 Cables Your LaCie drive is a high-speed serial input/ output technology for bandwidth-intensive applications, such as audio, video, and graphics. LaCie rugged SAFE • Design by Neil Poulton User...
User Manual - Page 11

... Before Installing Your Hard Drive page 11 2....drives as it is facing you register a finger or authorize access. (Fig. 07) If the sensor does not appear to recognize your fingerprint, adjust your finger should touch the top edge of ten fingerprints. There are still having trouble. Refer to Use the Fingerprint Sensor 2.2. Before Installing Your LaCie Rugged Safe The LaCie Rugged Safe...
User Manual - Page 12

... to a standard user. A user may be a minimum of one administrator for the LaCie Rugged Safe. ✦✦ LaCie recommends a minimum of who can use the drive becomes an administrator by Neil Poulton User Manual Before Installing Your Hard Drive page 12 2.2. LaCie rugged SAFE • Design by default. Being An Administrator The administrator has complete control over who...
User Manual - Page 13

... Poulton User Manual Before Installing Your Hard Drive page 13 3. Step Topic 1 3.1. Connecting the Interface Cable 3.2. TECHNICAL NOTE: Upon completing the first registration process, you may reformat the drive at the same time. Formatting Your LaCie Rugged Safe, for proper airflow. Make sure to allow for more details. Install and Run LaCie Safe Manager Software IMPORTANT INFO: You...
User Manual - Page 14

... USB port on your desktop (Mac users) as a small partition named UTILITIES. Install and Run LaCie Safe Manager Software. Connecting the Optional Power-Sharing Cable (USB) 4. LaCie rugged SAFE • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Before Installing Your Hard Drive page 14 3.1. Once the installation is complete. The only limitation is supported on both interfaces for...
User Manual - Page 15

... FireWire 800 cable into an available FireWire 400 port on your digital camera. b. A digital camera will be limited to the LaCie Rugged Safe (this configuration or may downgrade your LaCie Rugged Safe. Connect the FireWire 400 end of the LaCie Hard drive. The Rugged Safe is called a "daisy chain"). Connecting Multiple Devices FireWire 800 allows for connecting additional...
User Manual - Page 16

To provide additional power to the Rugged Safe, attach the included USB power sharing cable to the drive from your LaCie drive (Fig. 09). Attach the USB end of your computer will not ... to the back of the power sharing cable to the LaCie Rugged Safe. Rear View. 2. See 1.5.3. LaCie rugged SAFE • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Before Installing Your Hard Drive page 16 3.3.
User Manual - Page 19

.... 16 - Mac Users Drag the hard drive icon to disconnect the device. The drive can be safely unmounted. See section 3.5. Disconnecting Your Hard Drive (above), for the device you wish to unmount. Once properly unmounted, you can now be disconnected. 3.6. TECHNICAL NOTE: To quickly lock your LaCie Rugged Safe while the computer is now safe to the trash (Fig. 18...
User Manual - Page 27

LaCie rugged SAFE • Design by ejecting (Windows) or unmounting (Mac) the partition: ✦✦ Windows users may not lock the Rugged Safe. The drive icon will disappear and the LED will blink red, indicating the device is locked. Fig. 33 Fig. 34 Using Your Rugged Safe page 27 The drive icon will disappear and the LED will blink red...
User Manual - Page 33

...the disk drive. Please note that LaCie does not support using the Rugged Safe with more information. IMPORTANT INFO: Reformatting will erase all of 4GB. Use NTFS if: ...you want to , or reformat by Neil Poulton User Manual Formatting Your Hard Drive page 33 6. Back up any time, though the formatting process will erase everything from the hard drive. LaCie rugged SAFE •...
Quick Install Guide - Page 2

Box Content LaCie Rugged Safe Hard Disk FireWire 800 (9-to-9 pin) cable FireWire 400 to 800 (6 pin to 9 pin) adapter cable Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable USB power-sharing cable Quick Install Guide LaCie utilities (including the User Manual) All utilities and manuals are also available for free technical support at www.lacie.com/register register for free...
Quick Install Guide - Page 7

... of nature; • The product was installed improperly; • The serial number of shipment. Precautions Do not stack multiple LaCie Rugged Safe hard disks or expose the device to be defective within the warranty period, LaCie will, at its discretion, repair or replace the defective product. The warranty becomes effective from the date of the...

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